Ainsworth? ... We Don't Speak of Such Places

In September 1917 George Yager, Jr. and his wife, the former Pearl Severance, observed a special occasion:

Relatives from Hobart, and a score of Chicago friends, united in helping Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Yager celebrate their second wedding anniversary. Cards and music passed the time pleasantly. A dainty- two-course luncheon, followed by toasts, completed the evening. Mrs. Yager received several costly gifts, among them being a handsome victrola from her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Yager expect to leave in a short time for a tour through the west, visiting Yellowstone National Park en route.

"Relatives from Hobart"? Excuse me, their relatives were from Ainsworth. If one of the celebrants composed this description for the Gazette — and it wasn't the editor's mistake — it sounds as if certain people did not wish to be associated with Ainsworth!


Source: "Celebrate Anniversary." Hobart Gazette 14 Sept. 1917.